1997 Complete Games Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Complete Games	Team	Rank
Roger Clemens	9	Toronto Blue Jays	1
Pat Hentgen	9	Toronto Blue Jays
Randy Johnson	5	Seattle Mariners	3
Bob Tewksbury	5	Minnesota Twins
David Wells	5	New York Yankees
Kevin Appier	4	Kansas City Royals	6
Mike Mussina	4	Baltimore Orioles
Andy Pettitte	4	New York Yankees
Brad Radke	4	Minnesota Twins
Justin Thompson	4	Detroit Tigers
Tim Wakefield	4	Boston Red Sox
Tim Belcher	3	Kansas City Royals	12
Scott Erickson	3	Baltimore Orioles
Chuck Finley	3	Anaheim Angels
Omar Olivares	3	Detroit Tigers
		Seattle Mariners
Darren Oliver	3	Texas Rangers
Dennis Springer	3	Anaheim Angels
Bobby Witt	3	Texas Rangers
Wilson Alvarez	2	Chicago White Sox	19
Willie Blair	2	Detroit Tigers
John Burkett	2	Texas Rangers
Jason Dickson	2	Anaheim Angels
Jeff Fassero	2	Seattle Mariners
Tom Gordon	2	Boston Red Sox
Jose Mercedes	2	Milwaukee Brewers
Name	Complete Games	Team	Rank

	Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second). The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.